Gear-shifting mechanism



J E. WEBSTER. GEAR SHlFTiNG MECHANISM. APPLICYATION FILED JAN. 7, 1914.

Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

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GEAR SHIFTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 1. 1914. I LfiSa. Patented Dec. 28,1920, a SHEETS-SHEET 2. F/ w m mv mun @-,4 \1 I. v

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- GEAR SHIFTING MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MN. 1. 914.

1,863,281, Patented Dec.28,1920.

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GEAR-SHIFTING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters ?atent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

Application filed January '7, 1914. Serial No. 810,814

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gear-Shift ing Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to gear shifting mechanism. for automobiles and other vehicles or devices. and it relates particularly to mechanism of the kind in which the selection of the gears to be meshed is effected by means of a suitable Controller upon the steering post, or otherwise conveniently located. and the meshing or shifting of the gears is caused or effected by depressing the. clutch pedal beyond its clutch-disengaging position or by any other suitable means.

One object of my invention is to provide a mechanism of this character that shall be simple in construction and reliable in op eration, and in which the selection of the gears may be effected in advance of the shifting operation.

A second object of my invention is to provide an arrangement by means of which the. transmission mechanism is automatically restored to its neutral -,or inoperative position by the same devices which operate to effect certain gear connections for anvdesired speed.

In mechanisms of this character. as heretofore, constructed, it has been necessary to employ mechanism for returning certain movable parts to a neutral position in addition to that which operates to shift'the movable parts from'the neutral position to effect any desired speed ratio between the driving and the driven shafts. It is highly desirable to simplify the complex nature of the ordinary controlling mechanisms and to reduce the weight and cost of the same by using a comparatively small number of parts.

I have provided a mechanism which cooperates with the usual clutch pedal of an automobile to selectively effect a change in speed ratios between the driving and the driven parts when the clutch pedal is actuated slightly beyond. its normal path of movement. The shiftable parts are moved from and to the neutral position by the same actuating parts. A small number of parts poses.

set of push buttons that are located withinupon a bracket 10.

is employed and these are for the most part interchangeable. thus requiring maintenance of a relatively small stock of the various parts for manufacturing and repair pur- The mechanism is controlled by a convenient reach of the operator.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view, partially in plan and partially in section, of a portion of an automobile with my invention attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a view, partially in elevation and partially in .scctirin, of the transmission mechanism of an automobile and its related parts. Fig. 3 is a plan 'view of the gear shifting mechanism. Figfd is a view in longitudinal section of the mechanism of Fig. 3. Figs. 5 and 6 are views of details. Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the mechanism of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a View 7 in sectiou on line VIII-VIII. of Fig. 3.

Fig. 9 is in diagrammatic view of the electrical circuits employed m'connection with my invention and of the mechanism for eontrolling a Eset of push buttons that control the circuits.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, an automobile chassis 1, only a portion of which shown, is provided with a gas engine 2 having a fly wheel 3. A transmission mechanism or change-speed gear mechanism lis connected to the engine 2 by a shaft 5 and a conical clutch member 6 that is slid ably mounted on the shaft 5 to coact with a correspondingly shaped clutch member 7 that is integral with the fly wheel 3. The clutch member 6 is provided with an integral grooved collar 8 to be engaged by a yoke member 9 that has a pivotal support 1' pedal .11, that is adapted to be operated by the foot of the operator, has a pivotal support upon a lug 12 and is connected by a link 13 to the yoke member 9. A spring let, that is attached at one end to a suitable stationary part, normally retains the clutch pedal 11 in its rearward position with the clutch member 6 engaging the fly wheel 3. The clutch pedal 11 is provided with an extended portion 15 that is connected by a link 16 to a gear shifting mechanismv indicated broadly at 17. The trahsmission mechanism 4 fornis no part of my invention but is combined therewith, so that a description thereof is, ac ordingly, desirable in order ,to explain th. op-

station of the gear shitting; mechanism. The shaft 4, which is connected to the engine clutch (3, extends into the transmission casing; 18 through an end. wall 19 of the casingand has a hearing therein. A. gear wheel 20, having two sets of gear teeth 21 and :22, fixedly nmnnted upon the shaft 5 within the casing Si transmission shaft which isconnected to the main trans1nission shaft is in axial alineinent with the shaft 5 and has a hearing at 25 within the gear wheel 20. The shaft 223 is adapted to be connected to the shaft 5 at dilterent speed.

vcrse direction. The changes in speed ratio are controlled by the slidahle gear wheels 26 and. which are respectively provided with integral grooved collars 33 and 34 to be en gaged by yolce members 35 and The yoke members 35 and 36 are respectively fixed upon shift rods 37 and 88 that are controlled h 1 the gear shifting mechanism, as will he later described.

Whcn the gear wheel 26 is in mesh with the gear wheel 29, the mechanism is in its first or low-speed position and the shaft 5 is connected through the gear teeth 22, gear Wheel 81, counter-shaft 32 and gear wheels 29 and 26 to the transmission shaft 23. Fertile second or intermediate speed, the gear Wheel ,27 is shifted into mesh with the gear Wheel 30. For the third or high speed, the gear wheel 2-7 is shifted to the right until internal gear teeth 39, with which the gear wheel 27 is provided, mesh with the gear teeth 21. The shaft 5 is then directly connected to the transmission shaft 23 and.

the latter is driven atengine speed; For

driving in the reverse direction, the gear Wheel is shifted into mesh with the idler gear wheel 28 which is always in mesh with the gear Wheel 2?. The transmission mechanism is illustrated in its neutral or inoperative position in which the shaft 23 is not connected to the. counter shaft 32.

Referring now to 8 to 8, inclusive, the gear shiftirm mechanism 17 comprises a housing or casing :40 having end walls 41 which provide a hearing for two shift rods 42 and 43. lithe shift rods and 43, which are slidahle axially in their hearings, are re* spectively connected to the shift rods 37 and 33 of the. transmission mechanism. Two blocks and are slidably mounted upon the shift rods 42 and The blocks 44 and 45 are connected by links 46 to the oppositely extending arms of a lever 47. The oscillation of the. lever 47 operates to slide. the blocks 44 and 45 in opposite directions sin]ultaneously. The lever 47 is fixed NY latter to shift the clutch into and out of engagement.

Tlhcshift rods 42 and 43 are each provided with a longitudinal groove 49 having inclined shoulder portions 50 at each end.

Dogs 51, that are pivotally mounted on opposite sides of the blocks 44 and 45, are provided with horizont: lly, extending arms having hook portions 53; Normally, the arms 52 are retained by springs 52 in the position shown in Fig. 4, with the hook por- S5 tions resting upon the bottom of the grooves 49 in position to engage the shoul der portions 50. The dogs {)1 are also pro vided with arms 54 that extend substantially vertically and are each provided with-9o a horizontally extending portion. 55.

Four stationary solenoids, or electromagnets oi" the clapper type 90, 91, 92 and 93 are attached to the side walls of the housing 40, each of the solenoids being adjacent 95 one of the corners of the housing. The sole noids comprise coils 94, 95, 96 and 97, respectively. Each solenoid comprises, also, an armature 56 having a pivotal support indicated at 57 and normally held outward 100 by a spring Each armature 56 is providcd, upon .its outer face, with a stop 59 of substantially lJ-shape. V-Vhen the sole- 'noids are deenergized, the vertical portions 60 of the corresponding stops 59 are in the 106 paths of movement of the arms 54 of the coacting dogs 51, and the vertical portions 61 ot the said stops are in the paths of move ment of lugs The lugs 62, which are four in number,'11i

are located on the under sidesof the'sh'ift rods 42 and 43, there being one on each rod upon each side of the blocks 44 and 45. When the hi she 44 and 45 are moved outwardly, and the arms 54 are engaged by the 5 respective stops 59, the dogs 51 are rocked on their pivots and the arms 52 are raised upwardly from the grooves 49 so that the hook portions 53 cannot enga e the shoulderportions 50. W hen one of t e lugs 62'en- 2 the corresponding stop' 59, further movement of the corresponding shift rod in. that direction 15 prevented.

When the solenoids are energized, the

armatures are drawn inwardly and the stops 59 do not obstruct the outward movements of the several arms 54 and the lugs 62. The

arms 54 then pass between the vertical portions 60 and (31 of the stops 59, the horizontal portions 55 of the arms being of sufiiposition, with the port at 71.

-noid.j68 isenergized, the drawn inwardly cient length to retain the armatures in this position until the arms 54 are witlulrawn. In the operation of the mechanism. which is later described, it is possible to energize only one of the solenoids at one time. Consequently, it one of the solenoids be energized, all of the arms 52 except that one corresponding to the energizedsolenoid will be raised to prevent the respective hooleportions 53 from engaging the shoulder portions 50 with which they coact. The arm 52 that is not raised will engage its coacting shoulder portion 50 and a further movement of the sliding blocks 44 and 45 will cause a shifting of the rod 42 or 43, as the case may be, to shift the one or the other of the slidable gear wheels 26 and 27 in the same direction. .Each self-closing limit switches 63 which are mounted in pairs in 01. the casing 40, comprises a movable member 64 having a pin 65 to project into a groove 66 in the rod 42 or 43, as may be. The pin 65 is actuated by a coacting shoulder portion 67 to open its corresponding limit switch when the shift rod has reached the limit of its endwise movement. Each limit switch 03 controls the circuit ofone of the solenoids, the arrangement. being suchthat the eireuit of the solenoid thathas been energized to cause the shifting of one of the rods 42 and 43, when the blocks 44 and 45 are actuated in 01 site directions, is always broken by the eorresponding limit switch that is opened at the end of the movement of the said rod which causes meshing of the transmission gear Wheels.

The movement of the pedal 11 beyond its clutch disengaging position, and the consequent actuation of the block members 44 and 45 to return the shifted gear wheel to its neutral position, is controlled by a solenoid 68 that is attached to a side wall (if) of the housing/i0. The solenoid (it? is provided with an armature 70 having a pivotal sup- The 211111313111" 70 is provided with a stop member 72 to coact with a pin 73 that is fixed to the block member When the solenoid 68 is deiinergized, a. spring 7% holds the armature 70 in i ts outer stop.member 72 in enlVhen the sole ari'nature 70 is against the tension of the spring 7+l'to withdraw the stop member 72 from the path'oi movement of the pin 73. he clutch pedal may then be moved ireely gagement with the pin 73.

i to actuate the'block members 4-4- and 45 to shift the The electrical gear shitting mechanism Fig.8. Theelectrical connections comprise five parallel circuits which are respectively crintrolledby push buttons 77, 78, 79, 80 and 81. The'several push buttons are designated gear wheels, as desired.

circuits for controlling the .tion to close are illustrated in,

according to the speed ratio controlled by them asfiird. 2nd '1st, N (neutral). and It (reverse). respectively. The push buttons 77. T 7 and H1 are so interlocked that only one button can be actuated at one time and this one remains closed until another but ton has been actuated. The button 80, or neutral button, is arranged to open as soon as released after tlClllHltlOI]. The solenoid coils 94, 95, )0 and 97 are in series with the push buttons 77, 78. T9 and 81, respectively, and with the correspoluling limit switches 33 The winding oi the solenoid 68 is in series with'each of the parallel circuits and with a battery 83.

1e means employed to interlock the push buttons forms no part of the present invention, but a brief description of the same is desirable in order to explain the operation of my invention. Each push button, except the neutral button 80, is provided, with a head portion 98 hai'ing a notch or groove 99 to be engaged by coacting portions 100 of a springwpressed slidable member 101 when thebutton has been depressed to bring the groove 00 into register with the correspond ing portion 100. he several push buttons comprise inclined portions 102 and reduced portions 103 which project downwardly through slots 104 in the member 101, and are provided with lugs or bosses 105. The lugs 105 are wedge-shaped at one. end to be inserted between the ends oi bars 100 that are slidahly tionary parts 107 and 108. The distance be tween the stationary parts 107 and 108 equal to the sum of the lengths of the era! bars 1% and the width of one of the lugs 105, thereby insuring that only one of the push buttons maybe fully depressed at one time. When one of the buttons is depressed, the lug 105 is inserted between the ends of the corresponding bars 106 and the groove 99 is engaged by the enacting portion 100 to lock it in its depressed position, with the corresponding contact members 109 engaged. When it is desired to close second circuit, the corresponding button is pressed, and the inclined portion 1 2 engages the locking portion 100 to slide, the member 101 to the left and thereby release the first push button before the lug 105 has engaged the corresponding bars 106. The neutral button 80, which is not provided with a groove 99,- operates to release any other button which may have been loelged in posiits correspondin r circuit.

lit may be assumed that the transmission gear mechanism is in its neutral position, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and that the gear shifting mechanism is in its correspon ding'nororal or neutral position, as shown in Figs. and 1. It may be'assumed, also, engine-ha9been started and that gine clutch 6 is disengaged. It is deslrable the stop member to release the pin. The

clutch. pedal 11, which, at the time of starting the engine, is in such a position that the.

engine clutch 6 is engaged or in, is then pressed forwardly beyond the clutch-disengaging position. The link 16 then rotates the rock shaft 48 by means or the crank arm 48, and the lever 47 is thus operated to ac-.

tuate the blocks 44 and outwardly, the

hook portions 53 of the arms 52 sliding along the grooves 49. hen the hook portions 53 approach the shoulders 50, the arms 54, with the exception of that one coacting with the solenoid 92, engage the correspond:

ing stops 59, and the dogs 51 are rocked about tl'ieirpivots to raise the arms from the grooves 49. Further movement of the blocks causes the dog 51 that is not rocked to engage the rod 42. and move it to the right, (Figs. 3 and 4) to mesh the gear wheel 26 with thegear wheel 2%).

hen the gear wheels 26 and 29 are fully meshed, the shoulder portion ()7 and the pin 35 will have opened the corresponding limit switch (33 to break the circuit coiiiprising the coil 96 and the coil 75. The operator then allows the spring 1% to retract the clutch pedal 11. A spring 76 that is attached at oneend to a stationar'v lug 7b and at the other end to the lever 47, returns the blocks 44 and la) to their respective normal positions. The several dogs 51 are thus returned to their respective normal po sitions', the springs 52* drawing the arms 52 downwardly as .soon as the hook portions 53 have passed the shoulders 50. The engine clutch is still out when the various parts are in their respective normal or neutral positions. Further return movement of the clutch pedal will effect the engagement of the engine clutch, and the vehicle will be driven through the connections above described.

The circuit controlled by the push button 7%) will renuiiu open until anotherhutton has been pressed and the gears shifted from the first-speed posit-ion. Theliinit switch 63 will remain open until the, shift rod 4L has been returned to withdraw the shoulder 67 from engagement with the pin ()5. The coil 7 5 cannot be energized until a push button other than '79 is pressed. It is. therefore, impossible to actuate the lever l? of the shifting mechanism by means otthe 1 ,see ,628

clutch pedal 11 before a second button has been actuated. The clutch can becontrolled as desired without in any way affectpush button 7 8 may be pressed at any time desired in advance oi .the actual change.

The coil 95 of the solenoid 91 and the coil 75 v will be energized to perform the same functions as described in connectionswith the corresponding parts when thepush button 79 was closed, To effect the change to the desired speed, the operator presses the pedal -11 to disengage the engine clutch. The rod 42'is in its shifted position and the shoulder 50 at the left end of the groove 4:9 is near .tlie co-acting hookportion 53 of the adjacent arm 52 so that a slight outward movement of the latter member will cause these parts to engage. The further actuation of the pedal 11 after the clutch is' out, therefore, first operates to shift the rod 42 to its neutral position. I At this point, all of the dogs-51 except that one controlled by the solenoid 91 have engagedtlieir corresponding coasting stops 59, and the arms 52 are rocked out of engagement with the respec-.

the shoulders 50. But, since the coil 95 of the solenoid 91 is energized, the coac-ting dog 51 still in operative position, and the further iiiovementof the clutch pedal 11 causes the rod 43 to be shifted to the left and the gear wheel 27 to be shifted into mesh with the gear wheel 30. The coacting limit switch 63will then be opened andt'he coils 95 and 75 deiinergized. The release of the pedal 11 first *auses the blocks 44 and 45 and the dogs 51 to be returned to their respective normal positions by the spring 76, whereupon the stop ii ein'ilier 72 again engages the pin 73. The further movement of the pedal by the spring ll effects the enf gagement of the engine clutch, and" the vehicle will be driven at. second speed. In the same manner, changes may be made to third speed-or the direction of drivereversed by actuating the appropriate push buttons 77 and 81, respectively. It will, of course, be

understood that, in order to reverse the direction of the vehicle, it is necessary to bringit to a stop before the clutch is thrown in.

hen it desired to return either of the.

shittable gear wheels 26 and '27 to the neutral position, the neutral button 80. is closed to energize the coil.75. This action may occur regardless of the..clo's'ure of any of the speed-coi'itrolling buttons 77,78, 79 and 81. The clutch is disengaged as before, whereupon the lever 47 is actuated by the rock shaft 48 to shift the blocks 44 and i5 outmesses wardly. The shifted rod is in a position to be engaged immediately by the appropriate dog 51 to return it to its normal or neutral position. When the dogs 51 reach the stops 59, all of the arms 52 are rocked out of the grooves 4-), since none of the controlling solenoids 90, 91, 92 and 93 are energized. It is then impossible to shift the gear wheels until one of the buttons, other than the neutral button 80, is closed.

It will be noted that I have provided a mechanism comprising a relatively small number of kinds of parts since certain of the parts comprising the shift rods 42, blocks 44 and 45, dogs 51 and the solenoids 90, 91, .92 and 93 are severally interchangeable. The same members are employed to return the shifted gear wheels to their neutral or inoperative positions that operate to shift the gear wheels into mesh. A continuous move ment of the clutch pedal operates to return the shifted gear wheel to its neutral position and to shift the selected gear wheel to eti'ect a change of speed. The shifting mechanism is automatically returned to its normal posi tion after each adjustment of the transmission mechanism. These and many other advantages will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains.

I'Vhile I have illustrated and described a gear shifting mechanism in which the selection is effected electrically, my invention may be utilized in connection with apparatus in which the selective function is effected by othe and widely different means, as will be understood by those skilled in the art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a gear shifting mechanism, the bination with a plurality of shiftable Wheels, of means for shifting said comgear gear wheels, said means comprising a slidable rod.-

a. plurality of members slidably mounted upon said rod, means comprising pivotally mounted dogs for connecting said members to said rod, and means for moving said members sin'iultaneously in opposite directions.

2. In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination with a sl-idable rod having a longitudinal groove and shoulders at the ends of said groove, of a plurality of members that are movable relatively to said rod, means carried by said members for engaging said shoulders, and means for actuating said members.

3. In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination with ashift mcmbenand a plurality of members that are movable relatively thereto, of means comprising pivotally mounted arms for connecting said movable members to said shift member, and means for controlling said connecting means.

4. In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination with a shift member, and a plurality of members that are movable relatively thereto, of means comprising levers for conlevers for connecting said movable members to said shift member, and means for selectively rendering said levers inoperative.

(3. In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination with a shift member, and a plurality of members that are movable relatively thereto, of a plurality of levers carried by said movablemembers and provided with means for engaging said shift member, a plurality of solenoids having movable armature members, and means on said armature members for engaging saidlevers.

7. In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination with a shift member provided with shoulder portions, and a. plurality of members that are movable relatively thereto, of a plurality of levers on said movable members for engaging said shoulder portions, a plurality of solenoids having movable armaturemembers, and means on said armature members for engaging said levers when the solenoids are dee'nergized.

8. In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination with a shift member, of a plurality of movable members, a pivotally mounted lever for connecting, each of said movable members to said shift member, means for controlling the operation of said levers, said means comprising obstructing members of substantially U-shape, and electromagnetic means for controlling said obstructing members. t). In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination with a slidable rod, of a plurality of members movable longitudinally of said rod, means for connecting said members to said rod, and means comprising obstructing members of substantially U-shape for controlling said connectihg means.

10. In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination with a slidablemember and means for actuating said member, of means for controlling said actuating means, said con.- trolling means comprising an obstructing member of substantially U-shape and having a' pivotally mounted portion.

11.. In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination 'witha shift member, of means for actuating said member in opposite directions, means for controlling said actuating- 12; In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination with a shift member, means com--. prising levers for actuating said shift member, means for controlling the connection of said levers to said member, said controlling means comprising a plurality of electromagnets and a plurality of switches controlled by said shift member and in circuit with said electromagnets.

13. In agear shifting mechanism, the comsource of energy, an electromagnet, a switch in circuit with said source and with said electromagnet, and means connected to said shiftmember for controlling said switch.

14. In a gear shifting mechanism, the con1- bination with a shift member, and two members movable relatively thereto in opposite directions, of means comprising electromag nets for selectively connecting the latter I members to the shift member, and means op v erated by the shift member for opening the circuits of the electromagnets when the shift member has been moved to a gearrmesbing position.

15.' In a gear shifting mechanism, the com-- bination with a shift member, and. two members movable relatively thereto in opposite directions, of means comprising electromagnets for connecting the latter members to the shift member, means for selectively energizing the electromagnets, and. switches respectively in circuit with the electromagnets for opening the circuit of the selected electromagnet when the shift member has been moved to a gear-meshing position.

16. In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination'with a shift member, and two mem bers movable relatively thereto in opposite directions, of means comprising electromagnets for connecting the latter members to the shift member, means for selectively energizing the electromagnets, and means for opening the circuit of the selected electromagnet when the shift member has been moved to a gear-meshing position.

17. In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination with a shift member, and means for selectively actuating said member in opposite directions from a neutral position, and means for locking said shift member against movement in other than the selected direction. V

18., In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination with a shift member, and means for actuating said member in opposite directions from a neutral position, of means for selectively controlling said actuating means, and means for positively preventing the actuation of said member in other than the selected direction.

19. In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination With'a shift member, andmeans for actuating said member, of means comprising an obstructing member for selectively controlling said actuating means, and means on said shift member for engaging said obstructing member to prevent actuation of said shift memher'in other than the selected direction.

20. In a gear shifting mechanism,the con bination with a shift member, and means comprising dogs for actuating said member in opposite directions, of means controllingsaiddogs comprising stop members having slots normally out of aliuement with said dogs and means for selectively actuating said stop members toaline said slots with said dogs.

21. In a gear shifting mechanism. the combination with a shift member, and

means comprising levers for actuating said i shift member in opposite directions, of

meansfor selectively rendering said levers moperatlve, said means comprising stop members provided with. slotsthat are normally out of alinement with said levers, and means for selectively actuating said stop 'Fniembers to aline said slots with said levers and. thereby render said levers operative.

22. In a gear shift mechanism, the combination with a shift member, and means for actuating said member comprising piv otaliy mounted levers having arms, means for controlling said levers comprising movable stop members having slotsv for coactingwith said arms, and means on said arms for preventing movement of said stop mem: here when said arms have passed through said slots in one direction. Y

23'. In a gear shifting mechanism, the combination with atransmission mechanism comprising a clutch and a shiftable member, of means comprising a clutch pedal for controlling said clutch and for selec-- tively actuating said member in opposite directions from a neutral POSltlOIl to determine the speed ratio of said transmission mechanism and for actuating said member from one shifted position. to the other with a continuous forward movement of said clutch pedal and of said. member.

24. In gear shifting mechanism, the combination with a transmission mechanism comprising apair of shiftable members, of

means comprising an actuating member for rec 1 ,eespae and for returning a shifted member to its neutral position and shifting one of said members to effect a change of speed ratio, with a continuous forward movement of said. clutch pedal.

26. In gear-shifting mechanism, the combination with transmission mechanism having a plurality of gear-shifting elements, each movable between neutral and operative positions, of a radially-armed turning member,.a mechanism actuated by a single rota tive movement of said member to move any one of said elements to neutral position and to subsequently move one of said elements to an operative position, and means for actuating said turning member.

27. In gear-shifting mechanism, the combination with transmission mechanism having a pluraity of gear'shifting elements, each movable between neutral and operative positions, of a rotatable actuating member, mechanism actuated by a single rotative movement of said member in one direction to move any one of said elements to neutral position and to subsequently move one of said elements to an operative position, and means for actuating said member.

In gearshifting mechanism, the combination with transmission mechanism having a plurality of gear-shifting elements, each movable between neutral and operative positions, of a radially-a-rmed turning member, members actuated by 'a single movement of said turning member in one direction to move any one of said elements to a neutral position and to subsequently move any selected one of said elements to an operative position, means for actuating the turning member, and means for selecting the element to be moved to an operative position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 31st day of Dec.,

1913. Y JOHN E. WEBSTER. Witnesses:

B. B. HINns, M. C. MERZ. 

